Table 1. Selected key patient characteristics prior to cardiac surgery and tissue collection for the heart failure study patients, including age, gender, hypertension, hyperlipidaemia, type 2 diabetes mellitus, smoking status and body mass index.
| Participants (n) | 54 |
| Age (years) | 65.2 ± 1.3 |
| Male gender (%) | 50 (92.6) |
| Hypertension (%) | 30 (55.6) |
| Hyperlipidaemia (%) | 31 (57.4) |
| Type 2 diabetes mellitus (%) | 16 (29.6) |
| Smoking - active (%) | 26 (48.1) |
| - ex (%) | 13 (24.1) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 27.29 ± 0.50 |
Data are presented as mean ± S.E.M. or as frequencies. Abbreviation: BMI, body mass index.